Catherine devoy



C. DEVOY. MEAT BROILBR.

No. 565,107. Patented Aug. 4, 1896.

WTNESSES:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE@ OATHERNE DEVOY, OF NET YORK, N. Y.

MEAT-BROILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,107, dated August4, 1896. Application iiled December 7, 1895i. Serial No. 671,326. liomodel.)

To a/Z whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, CATHERINE DEvoY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New Yori: city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Broilers, of which the following is a specilication, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forniin gapart thereof, in which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to devices for use in broiling meats, such assteaks, chops, and the like;` and the object thereof is to provide aneffective device of this class which is simple in construction andoperation, and perfectly adapted to accomplish in an effective mannerthe object for which it is intended.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, Iofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure l is aplan view of my improved broiler, showing the lids or covers thereof infull and dotted lines; Fig. 2, a side view thereof; Fig. 3, an end view,and Fig. -l a sectional detail of the construction.

ln the practice of my inventionl employ a cage or frame A, which ispreferably oblong and rectangular in form, and comprises a bottom,sides, and ends which are composed of wire, and the cage or frame A isprovided with two covers or lids B and D, one of which is hinged to theupper side wires cy at each side thereof, as shown at 'b and d.

At one end of the cage or frame A, and midway of the upper portionthereof, is a hinged pivotal or otherwise secured wire or spring catchE, which is adapted to be folded over the ends of the covers or lids Band D, and to hold them in the closed position, as shown in Fig. l, andone of said covers or lids is also provided with a spring-catch F, whichis connected with one of the wires or rods of which said lid or cover iscomposed, and adapted to operate in connection with one of the wires orrods of the other, as shown in Fig. l, to hold said lids or covers inthe closed position.

Secured centrally to the cage or frame A, opposite the catch E, is atubular head G, through which passes, or in connection with which isformed a shank g, the inner portion of which is square or angular inform, and has mounted thereon an operative handle H, and the outerportion of which is round or cylindrical in form, and has mountedthereon another handle or holder K, and secured to the end of the cageor frame A, adjacent to the handles H and K, is a hinged catch L,similar to the catch E, and intended fora similar purpose, said catch Lbeing also adapted to be folded forward over the lids or covers B and D,so as to assist in holding them in place or to be folded backward inorder that said covers may be opened, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.l.

The handles or arms H and K are preferably crank-shaped or angular .inform, and the outer ends thereof are bent hackwardly, as shown at 7i andk, respectively, and said portions are also corrugated, as clearly shownin Figs. l and 2, the object being to provide better handles than wouldbe otherwise formed from sheet or similar metal, which is usuallyemployed for this purpose.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description,when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings.

The meat to be broiled is placed within the cage or frame A and the lidsB and D are closed thereover and the broiler is held adjacent to or incontact with the source of heat by the handle K, and said broiler may beturned by the arm or handle H, as will be readily understood, in suchmanner as to expose all portions of the meat to the influence of theheat, by which means the process of broiling may be quickly andthoroughly performed.

lt is evident that the handle or arm H may be held stationary and thecage or frame A revolved by the handle K, all that is necessary in orderto produce this result being to form that part of the shank g, on whichthe handle K is mounted, angular or square in form and that portion onwhich the handle or arm H is mounted cylindrical in forni, and

vthis form of construction will probably be preferred to thathereinbefore described for the reason that the handle K, being inside ofthe handle or arm H, may be more easily turned than the latter.

l thus accomplish the object of my inven- IOC) tion by means of a devicewhich is simple in construction and operation an-d perfectly adapted toaccomplish the result for which it is intended.

My invention is not limited to the exact form of the cage or frame A,nor to the construction thereof of Wire, and strips of sheet metal maybe employed for that purpose, if desired, and in the form ofconstruction shown in Fig. 3 the end of the wire or cage is soconstructed, strips or plates of sheet metal being shown at L, and it isevident that other changes in and modifications of the constructionherein described may be made Without departing from the spirit of my in-Vention.

Having fully described my invention, its construction and operation, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- l. A meat-broiler,consisting of a wire frame, which is provided with hinged lids orcovers, and which is also provided at one end with a shank or shaft, towhich is secured connected therewith, whereby said frame or L cage maybe revolved by one of said handles or arms, While being held by theother, substantially as shwn and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 5th day ofDecember,- 1895.

CATHERINE DEVOY.

Vitnesses:

C. GERsr, S, L. HAwKsHURsT.

